CLEARWATER - Further laying down the gauntlet and keeping the music he’s created for more than three decades alive, Queensryche vocalist and founding member Geoff Tate will be taking the newly-announced line-up on the road to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the band’s epic 1988 release, Operation: Mindcrime.

The tour will make a stop at the Capitol Theatre on Thursday, Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m.

“It’s great to be performing with all of these guys who have been true friends for years,” Tate said. “Kelly, Randy and I formed Myth more than 30 years ago and I’ve known Rudy and Bobby for several years as well. I think we are all inspired by the collaboration and couldn’t be more excited to bring it to our fans.”

The performance of Operation: Mindcrime will cover all 15 songs from the album including such fan favorites as Revolution Calling, Operation: Mindcrime, I Don’t Believe in Love, and the closing track, Eyes of a Stranger. It will also feature other selections from the Queensryche catalog including songs from Operation: Mindcrime II.

In 2006, Queensryche brought the theatrical interpretation of the Mindcrime saga to audiences all over the world. A year later, the band would release Mindcrime at the Moore, a double DVD featuring the theatrical performances of both Operation: Mindcrime I & II albums that debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Music DVD Chart. The DVD set would mark the band’s first No. 1 chart debut, quickly achieving gold status, selling over 50,000 units.

The news of the 25th Anniversary Mindcrime Tour comes just after Tate’s eagerly-awaited sophomore solo release, Kings & Thieves, was released on InsideOut Music late last year. His first solo release in more than a decade, Kings & Thieves is a journey into the mind of one of rock’s most dynamic vocalists.

“My goal with this record was to make a solid rock album,” says Tate. “I wanted it to be an album that I could play live that would be both satisfying and fun because, as a singer, you need to create a show that has a lot of dynamics to it and takes people on a ride.”

Tickets are priced at $79 and $59 and are available at the Ruth Eckerd Hall Ticket Office, the Capitol Theatre Box Office, by calling 727-791-7400 or visiting www.A­tTheC­ap.co­m.